Women's Lacrosse

Lee Sets Career Saves Record in 11-8 Loss to Detroit

Mar 18, 2009

Senior goalkeeper Alice
Lee came into Wednesday night's game in second place in Central
Connecticut annals for career saves. Although the Blue Devils
(0-6) fell to Detroit (2-4) by a score of 11-8, Lee's 16 saves on
the night moved her past Amanda Zabel and into first place in the
record books with 514 career saves. Fellow senior captain Stephanie
John scored one goal and assisted on two others to keep CCSU in
the game.

Detroit scored five out of the first six goals of the game to
build a lead that Central Connecticut could never get even with and
the Titans went on to win by a score of 11-8. Freshmen Emily
Boissonneault and Anna Eidem each scored two goals during Detroit's
5-1 run in the first half.

During the next eight minutes of the first period CCSU scored
three straight to pull to within one goal with 8:01 remaining in
the opening frame. Sophomores Michele
Conway and Kacey
Bisienere, as well as freshman Ashley
Mara each scored unassisted goals in the run. After another
Boissonneault goal for the Titans, freshman Ashley
Perkoski scored on an assist from John with seven seconds
remaining to bring the Blue Devils to within one at the half.

The game was as even as the score showed in the first half, with
Detroit recording 19 shots to CCSU's 15 and the Blue Devils edging
out the Titans with and eight to five draw control advantage.
Central Connecticut was forced into two more turnovers than Detroit
and picked up 12 ground balls to the Titans' 13. Lee totaled five
saves in the first period, while Detroit keeper Brett Yenger
recorded seven.

The second half saw back and forth action with the only multiple
goal run coming from Detroit when Kandice Bogatz and Corina Mahorn
scored unassisted goals two minutes apart from each other midway
throught the second period. Sophomore Cara
Momnie scored off of John's second assist of the evening with
eight minutes remaining, but Boissonneault countered with her
fourth of the game to put the Titans up 11-8.

Lee finished with 16 saves, while Yenger totaled 17 for the
Titans. Detroit outshot the Blue Devils by a mark of 41-32, while
CCSU recorded 14 draw controls to the Titans' eight. The ground
balls were even as Detroit totaled 22 and Central picked up 21 for
the game.

Boissonneault and Eidem each scored four goals to lead Detroit
to the victory. Bogatz added two, while Mahorn finished with one
goal, one assist and two ground balls.

Central Connecticut will next go on the road for Northeast
Conference action against Wagner on Friday March 20 and against
Long Island on Sunday March 22. Detroit will next be playing at
Quinnipiac on Friday March 20.